Palettes / Colors / #AFFEC9

#AFFEC9 — Pale Vivid Green

#AFFEC9 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #AFFEC9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AFFEC9 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEAEE4; it also sits naturally between #BCFEAE and #AEFEF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 100% · Blue 79%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AFFEC9

.text { color: #AFFEC9; }
.background { background-color: #AFFEC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFFEC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 254, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFFEC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 254, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFFEC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 254, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFFEC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFFEC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEAEE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFFEC9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFFEC9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AFFEC9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFFEC9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFFEC8  ·  #AFFECA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFFEC9?

#AFFEC9 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 175, 254, 201). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFFEC9?

#AFFEC9 is RGB 175, 254, 201 — HSL 140°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 21%, 0%.

What colors go with #AFFEC9?

Its complement is #FEAEE4; analogous partners are #BCFEAE and #AEFEF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFFEC9 for text?

Black text on #AFFEC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.